Intel speeds up the launch of four value processors -- two are dual-core
Intel’s latest roadmap reveals the Pentium E2100 and Celeron 400 series will arrive in Q2’2007 instead of Q3’2007 as previously reported. Two Pentium E2100 models will initially launch – the E2160 and E2140. The E2160 is clocked at 1.80 GHz while the E2140 is clocked at 1.6 GHz. Both models are virtually identical aside from clock speed and have an 800 MHz front-side bus and 1MB of shared L2 cache – half that of the recently released Core 2 Duo E4000 series.
Pentium E 2100
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Processor
Number
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Core
Frequency
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Bus
Frequency
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L2
Cache
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E2160 |
1.80GHz
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800MHz
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1MB
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E2140
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1.60GHz
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800MHz
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1MB
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Launch pricing information is unavailable in the latest roadmap disappointingly. Nevertheless, expect launch pricing below the current Core 2 Duo E4300’s $163 price tag. Moving into Q3, Intel expects to cut prices on Pentium E2100 series processors. Pricing for Pentium E2160 and E2140 will drop to $84 and $74 respectively in Q3. This places the Pentium E2100 series into the sub-$100 pricing segment.
Celeron 400
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Processor
Number
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Core
Frequency
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Bus
Frequency
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L2
Cache
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440 |
2.00
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800MHz
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512KB
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430 |
1.80GHz
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800MHz
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512KB
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Slotting below the Pentium E 2100 series is the single-core Conroe-L based Celeron 400 series. Intel expects to launch two Celeron 400 models – the 440 and 430. The Celeron 440 and 430 will have 2.0 GHz and 1.8 GHz clock speeds respectively. Celeron 400 series processors feature an 800 MHz front-side bus and 512KB of L2 cache. Launch pricing was unavailable in this roadmap, however, Q3’2007 pricing reveals the Celeron 440 and 430 priced at $59 and $49 respectively.
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